Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-17
sPoRTING KoTEA.

IL Is reported that Covte, sne celeoFa-
tad English amateur spri1ter, viii come
10 Amerioa, With @. L. II. 6aohes, Of
the Manhattan Athletic Club IN Sep
tember.
An English Amateur, @. s. Woods. Of
the Blackheath Barriers, ran 20 yos. In
q 4.5s., as London, jane Is. This is Q
new record.
The Eew York Aldermen havs adopted
a reeolution requirtga bicycle Ttds1s 10
10 carry ct night Q liRht Walsh can be
seen two handred feet. and also bell
70 warn pedestrians Of their approach.
At Coventry, England, June l4th,
Woodsids, Of Philadelphis. lowered the
bicycle record for Ave miles. doing the
disianes 10 IA min. 20 lis SEQ. He will
nov challenge Howell 70 another con-
test.
Since Harry Bethune has been in
Canada be has won eight recsG Last
Saturday he Won the open quarter mile
ct Sc, Thomas, Opt., IN O:495{ from
scratch. he IL matched 10 run Davis,
Of London, and give Aim three yards In
one hundred yards.
J. W. Barry, champion banner throw
81 OF tue WVkt1 n10 AAa0@-1NA W S..~
Qasenie College Atheletio Club, Cork,
sailed jane IS. in the Umoria for New
York, Barry intends competing IN
Athletics In New York.
The trial races for ths selection Of q
competitor Of the Scotch cutter Thistle
occurs the Iasa week In August or hrsi
IN September. The competing yachts
viii be the Volunteer, General Paine'l
new yacht iust from the stocksi toe
MayaoweF, Priscilla, Puritan, and AZ.
lanttc.
Billy BaiF thinks that Maud 3. shonld
be spsedier this year than ever, and
would nos be surprised to bear that shs
has established the fact. Mr.. Bonner
IA jogging her at good gaits oO0agi0nAuy,
boa there Is no reason to believe that
be oontemplaIss reducing the record
With her until some other trotteF a.
sails il.
The New England Telsphone Com
pany has equipped its force Of some
eiQhteen linemen with bicycles. and
they use them tn travelling from place
70 place repairing the wires. The com.
pany was led 10 the use OF bicycles from
motives Of economy, as travelling az
penses Of the linemeu before they
mounted cycles were from - 10 IS q
day each, 20 that the saving il consider
able.
Al the games Of the Manhatsan A. q.
held June q. Copeland again broke q
record, thus twice lowering the l2o
yards hurdle record from Is S-5s. 20 l5s.
skillman. who 10 Al present foremost
distances runner amona amateurs 10 this
country, gave q grand exhibition In the
three mtle run. The meeting prodaced
q novice Who Wili undoubtedly prove o
wonder 10 the person Of Edward Barnes.
Harry Hutchins, the champion EnQ-
fish aprinteE. hAs arrived IN England
fram Australia, and has challenged h.
Gent, Who recently won 3 sheffield
handicap 10 fast time, 10 run q 40
yard race for $500 q side. Gent refassd,
and admitted at the same time that
Hatchins vas too fast for him. Had
Hatehins come 10 New York Instead of
going 10 England, be could have ar
ranged 3 series OF ra>es with Harry
Bethune.
William B1tt, Delauare's champion
sprinieF, died 81 hts home IN Wil0 Ing
ton, June Is. aced 3 years Death was
caused By psTionitia, the result Of i'm
prudent bsthinZ aftsE running Q race.
Bott vac = msmbeF Of the WaFres
Athletic Dub, OF Wilmington, had q
record Of I0A seconds. and yes posses
cor OF nine medals ssd fear cups. whfch
be woa IN running raoes. DE vas born
N Barton on Treat, Eagland, and came
to this coantry ssFen years aRo.
Mr.. 6. A. Hnegins. Of Pitts5aFS. Pa.
ehampion ribs $40; Of The world 81 200
yAIds, sailed Jaly ?. % ths Aaeeor
Line steamer FaFEessis. for GLASGOW,
scotland. In company With Z. Y. Rich
Ardson andlF. I. OAstFigtt.ef SSinaheld.
MAS, ex eAarapacn shsts ~ the dis
aanse named. The tEio will 90 from
SoatlAnd 10 Switzerland. - take part in
the great rihs shooting toaruAmeai
which beSics there On Jaly IS, and COO
sinues twelve dAyS The p1rses offered
sRzregAss aboat $4,000. Mr.. Haeziaa
Aud bis coupanioas Oil shoot e. 3
teani 81 is yards for Fich pgiEea- An
eihsg American team, hAiling from san
FrArc SEQ, Sil take psFs IN the toarna-
unens. Previons 20 visiting Geneva the
team viii take part IN the uaich for The
tntsrnat;ooal pRsEs ct NImhieoon.
where The distances viil Be to. three,
| ave. II. e.Ge-. nine hnn2red and one
teoosAnd yAras. SIR. HaRRiua has q r.
eora Of 81 eousssutiye bull's eyea. and
~ oct o. a possible 100. He ia nan
proSahiy ~ years ola, ard has never
dEArk . ds0p % Interesting hqaor o.
Used tobAS 60 ia his hsa- hs won The
ehA1 pienship al 800 Ysrds froU Mr..
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